Squeezing a bit more out of a PowerMac G5... [more inside]
posted by omnidrew on Nov 23, 2009 - 9 answers

Gcompris on osx? [more inside]
posted by thedoctorpants on Jan 21, 2008 - 4 answers

How can I add more USB 2.0 ports to my G5 PowerMac if it only takes PCI-X cards? [more inside]
posted by Plug Dub In on Aug 6, 2007 - 8 answers

What happened to my RAID setup today? [more inside]
posted by drgonzo2k2 on Apr 19, 2007 - 4 answers

Why can't I login to my Highpoint Technologies RocketRaid 1810A card after the initial setup on my PowerMac G4? [more inside]
posted by drgonzo2k2 on Apr 11, 2007 - 2 answers

AncientMacFilter: Best way to erase the hard drive on a Power Mac 6100/66? [more inside]
posted by Kwine on Feb 23, 2007 - 6 answers

My campus has a pile of (maybe 40) dual 1GHz G4 PowerMacs that have reached their "end-of-life". Usually we ship them off to a recycler, but that seems like a sin for what are perfectly good systems. What should be do with them? There's a little bit ... [more inside]
posted by roue on Aug 15, 2006 - 44 answers

I need a cheap graphics card for my old Powermac G4 that will drive a high-res LCD. [more inside]
posted by killdevil on Feb 14, 2006 - 5 answers

I recently got hold of a PowerMac 5500/2275 (the black one with the TV tuner), but the ethernet port has been upgraded, and is now a modem. While this is all very nice, I'd much prefer it to have LAN functionality. What, exactly, am I looking for on eBay to equip this Mac with a network card, and how difficult are they to install?
posted by armoured-ant on Feb 25, 2005 - 3 answers

So, I bought my friend Tom a G3 PowerMac on eBay, which turned up, then booted to a blank screen. After a reboot, it started up, then the power supply went flash, bang and off. I've since connected my PC's power supply to the G3, tried the PRAM battery from my G5, and no luck. When the power button is pressed, the fans in the PSU twitch, and the lights on the motherboard come on, but then go out straight away. Is this a power supply compatiblity thing, or is the logic board fried?
posted by armoured-ant on Jan 19, 2005 - 10 answers